For months, political analysts have been predicting that 2018 will be a great year for Democrats, especially in swing states like North Carolina. These predictions were bolstered by Democrats flipping state legislative seats and governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, and even a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Just last week a Democrat won a special election in Missouri for a district that Donald Trump won by 28 points. Combined with Trump’s historically low approval ratings, there is increasing talk of a “Blue Wave” sweeping the country.